Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
ESE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212101212121212101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175136172111109109109106101727171717171563638363535829027
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
NW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.92
5:53PM
1.11
5:59AM
0.90
6:38PM
1.16
6:41AM
0.88
7:25PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
0.07
12:10AM
0.15
12:03PM
0.02
12:58AM
0.14
12:45PM
-0.01
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:32-------6:32-------6:32--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242326282827252524242730292826262524273029272524
Feels °C (?)272530293030292827263032313027272523272929292622
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